what's etops?
what's etops?
"Regardless of where you go or what you do with the rest of your life,
you can always know that when fate chose
you for the ultimate test, you were not found wanting".
Captain William Kinkead in a letter to the crew of TWA Flight 843
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETOPS
cost me 10 seconds to find it....
It's a monster with one eye...oh no that's cyclops.
Seriously it's Extended Twin Operations--relating to over water operations of twin engine airliners. ETOPS certification allows 2 engine aircraft to fly certain routes over water which would place them 120 min or 180 min from the nearest airport in the event of an engine failure. If I am not mistaken the 777 was the first aircraft to enter airline service with ETOPS certification as a new model.
Sorry for the humor--couldn't resist.
It's the fares, stupid
Just some history the frist ETOPS rated twin engine plane to cross the Atlantic was a TWA 767-200 from STL-Frankfurt.
EnginesOriginally Posted by Tower Air
Turn
Or
Pilots
Swim
If you want, I can send you some brochures on ETOPS
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually,
run out of other people’s money.” - Margaret Thatcher
[quote=Midnight Mike]EnginesOriginally Posted by "Tower Air":70476
Turn
Or
Pilots
Swim
[/quote:70476]
Hahahah!
I thought the first was EL-AL ????
Overheard on JFK TOWER - S Turns are fine, U-Turns are bad....
Nope, that's:Originally Posted by Ari707
Every
Landing
Always
Late
Well that better then DELTAOriginally Posted by JRadier
Don't
Expect
Luggage
To
Arrive
I thought it was :Originally Posted by T-Bird76
Destination
Anywhere
Luggage
To Atlanta
and a new one, Garuda (Indonesia)
Good
And
Reliable
Under
Dutch
Administration
I love these acronyms!
Dodge...drips oil, drips grease everywhere.
Sorry I have to remember the other airline related parody acronyms :)
And I, I took the path less traveled by
and that has made all the difference......yet...
I have a feeling a handle of people are going to be very interested in what I post in the near future.
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Try
Walking
Across
or
Thieves
*****s
Alcoholics
...sorry Tommy
How about.....Originally Posted by lijk604
That
Wonderful
Airline
Traveling
With
Angels
This is an awesome thread!!! haha...whoda thought from the first post?! hahaha - :shock:
Or...the old Sabena
Such
A
Bloody
Experience
Never
Again
or the two letter ones
B(loody)
A(weful)
or
A(lways)
A(ss****s)
I won't go into the non acronym ones..like Quaint-ass - Air Chance... :lol:
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